Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Metroid Games of All Time
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#1 Super Metroid (1994) (#21)
Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 79 lists
#2 Metroid Prime (2002) (#40)
Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 63 lists
#3 Metroid (1986) (#241)
Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, NES, FDS | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 19 lists
#4 Metroid Dread (2021) (#369)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists
#5 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) (#622)
Retro Studios | Wii | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 7 lists
#6 Metroid 2: Return of Samus (1991) (#645)
Nintendo R&D1 | GB | Action-Adventure | ~5h | 8 lists
#7 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) (#875)
Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 5 lists
#8 Metroid Fusion (2002) (#895)
Nintendo R&D1 | GBA | Action-Adventure | ~5h | 4 lists
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#21
Super Metroid
1994
#2
#40
Metroid Prime
2002
#3
#241
Metroid
1986
#4
#369
Metroid Dread
2021
#5
#622
#6
#645
#7
#875
#8
#895
Metroid Fusion
2002
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